Yellow book, blue book
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Yellow book, blue book
I know the books come up often in discussion, but maybe someone can explain them, and any other colored books.
When, and where, does one get them?
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When, and where, does one get them?
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Re: Yellow book, blue book
Blue book is a Thai house registration document, yellow one is for foreigners, both issued by Amphur office.
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Re: Yellow book, blue book
Your wife will have a blue book and you can have a yellow book once you own a house. I did find a couple of advantages to owning a yellow book, but I can't remember exactly what they were now, or what I used it for since it was a few years since I had one. I just remember it came in handy a couple of times.
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Blue Books can be used to verify address as it has your name on it. Yellow Book requires a letter from Immigration (500 Baht) to prove address. This is my understanding. Foreigners can get a Blue Book but it is a separate and lengthy procedure.
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I'm not sure this is correct.SunandFun wrote:Blue Books can be used to verify address as it has your name on it. Yellow Book requires a letter from Immigration (500 Baht) to prove address. This is my understanding. Foreigners can get a Blue Book but it is a separate and lengthy procedure.
A felang can not get a blue book for his property only a yellow. It's quite complicated and needs a trip to BKK to have your passport verified by your embassy then I believe the local tassiabaan will issue. I have 2 yellow books in the previous owners name and have to show these as proof of address when buying vehicles, driving licences etc
One day I'll get round to getting my own, but my passport is about to fun out so I was waiting for my new one.
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Re: Yellow book, blue book
The yellow book is only a registration of address for a farang. You don't have to own the house and this certainly is not proof of ownership as some people think.It does require a trip to BKK to have your passport verified but once done, the procedure is quite straightforward. The Tessabahn in HH usually issue it within 2 weeks. It does have some advantages.
A foreigner can only be on a blue book if he/she has a Permanent Residency Certificate.
A foreigner can only be on a blue book if he/she has a Permanent Residency Certificate.
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If it's a registration of address, does that mean you don't need to do the form for immigration within 24 hours of arriving each time? ( I know most of us don't do this)
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Re: Yellow book, blue book
Trip to your embassy in Bangkok and then a trip to MFA in Laksi Bangkok, then the tessabahn wait.
If you live in Cha Am they do it in an hour. without any trips!!!
If you live in Cha Am they do it in an hour. without any trips!!!
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Agree, as with many things involving officialdom in Thailand it varies wildly from office to office/province to province.
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I confirm what JG says, as I got my yellow book in Cha Am about 3 years ago without having to go to Bangkok.
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I can also confirm that when I enquired at Hua Hin Tessebahn, it would definitely have involved a trip to Bangkok.
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Re: Yellow book, blue book
Good friend of mine did it in Cha-Am about 6 months ago...Had to go to Bangkok first!
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Dannie Boy wrote:I confirm what JG says, as I got my yellow book in Cha Am about 3 years ago without having to go to Bangkok.
That used to be the case, but not any more. Things have changed somewhat, for instance a new passport has to be verified at your embassy to satisfy Thai immigration.
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Well, I have a Blue Book. I own a house (but not the land, obviously) and it's possible my passport or someone with a notarised copy of my passport went to somewhere in Hua Hin or Bangkok to register me. I'm not a permanent resident. My wife is British and we're far from retirement. Go figure.
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